Friday, December 11, 2015

Maui for a week, part 2

John was busy working, so I continued to explore Maui. Tough job, but someone in the family had to do it :)

My next assignment was to check out the road to Hana. I didn't get all the way around the eastern loop, nor even to the town of Hana. The curvy, busy road eventually wore me down and I had accomplished my goal of seeing a few waterfalls. Another time, hopefully.

Ho'okipa Lookout is a great spot for watching the surf and the surfers. Next time, binoculars are in order. There's a tiny dot on the right end of the long white wave... probably a surfer:

Bamboo, excellent maze-building material:

Green lushness crowding the road.

Love the variety of the plants, these possibly planning on engulfing our rental car if I leave it too long:

Can't even begin to guess what these tall green things are:

Jungle offering:

There's a waterfall! And quite a lovely pool:

Lower Puohokamoa Falls - big name for a big waterfall:

Little trails snaking through the plants, trying not to get myself too muddy through here:

Nice rewards:

My turnaround spot, a lovely look at the north coast of the island:

One final day of playing around, I started with a run (actually, more of a hike) on the Lahaina Pali Ridge trail. "Pali" means cliff, although this trail isn't all that cliffy. Mostly through volcanic grassland:

The best part was the expansive view to the south, including a closeup of the giant wind turbines:

Hawai'i is doing well on the renewable energy initiative. In the background is the uninhabited island of Kaho'olawe:

I believe that is the island of Lanai on the horizon as the trail comes back down toward the highway:

After an excellent lunch at Aloha Mixed Plate in Lahaina, I continued around the west coast to find the Dragon's Teeth. These are interesting rock formations that I couldn't figure out exactly how to capture on camera: